Host T-Ray is joined by JD to go back over the 2019 draft as well as look ahead to what the Tigers front office needs to do in order to make 2020 a successful season. Recorded on: October 29, 2019 Like/Review us on Facebook! facebook.com/hanshintigersenglishnews Follow T-Ray on Twitter: @thehanshintiger Follow T-Ray on Instagram: @thehanshintiger…
Manager Akihiro Yano entered the 2019 NPB Draft with promises of surprises as well as a good feeling that he would pull the winning ballot. Before the draft, the Tigers cut one catcher, two infielders and two pitchers. They also lost two pitchers to retirement. In case you’re interested, here’s a look at the post-draft…
Host T-Ray is joined by JD to discuss the earliest offseason rumors and news, rehash the series against the Giants, and give some special awards to the 2019 Hanshin Tigers. Recorded on: October 15, 2019 Like/Review us on Facebook! facebook.com/hanshintigersenglishnews Follow T-Ray on Twitter: @thehanshintiger Follow T-Ray on Instagram: @thehanshintiger Contact us at: thehanshintigers@gmail.com For…
The game started with some promise on both ends, but ultimately the superior team (and all their money and scandals and annoying orange) took over in the game’s latter half. There will be no Japan Series miracle for the Hanshin Tigers in 2019. Starting Pitchers: Yuki Nishi vs. Yuki Takahashi First Few Innings – Looked…
Honestly, there’s not much good to report from the first two games. And there were plenty of moments in Game 3 that made it seem like this would be the final recap of the season. Fortunately, an unlikely hitter woke up from his slumber and extended the season by a couple more days. Game 1…
The common thought about the NPB playoff format, particularly among the ex-pat community, is “it’s stupid” or “ridiculous” or “unfair.” I dare argue that it is actually quite reasonable.
Host T-Ray is joined by JD to celebrate (and re-hash) the series win against the Yokohama DeNA BayStars, then choose our Men of the Match, and finally, talk about how the Tigers can keep this going against the Yomiuri Giants. Recorded on: October 8, 2019 Like/Review us on Facebook! facebook.com/hanshintigersenglishnews Follow T-Ray on Twitter: @thehanshintiger…
This one was nothing like the first two, especially in that the BayStars did not crank one out of the park early. The losers would go home for good, and the winners would advance to face the Central League champs. Neither team’s pitchers seemed interested in giving up a run, and neither team’s hitters seemed…
Some aspects of Game 2 were quite similar to Game 1. An early deficit. Clawing back from the jaws of defeat. Unfortunately, lightning does not strike the same place twice – at least not on back-to-back days.
When your best pitcher gets tagged for five straight hits to open the game, and you find yourself down six runs with just a few innings to go, it’s easy to just pack it in and hope for better fortunes tomorrow. Fans who did just this are kicking themselves now, because they gave up on…